Locally Filmed 'Outsiders' Gets Renewed

Locally Filmed 'Outsiders' Gets Renewed

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Cable's WGN America renewed the shot-in-Pittsburgh drama
"Outsiders" for a second season with production expected to resume
in Western Pennsylvania by early summer, most likely in June.

The series, about the mountaintop-dwelling clan the Farrells and
their fight with an energy company, was based at 31st Street
Studios in The Strip.

The renewal of "Outsiders" marks the first time in the modern
Pittsburgh production era that a scripted prime-time drama has made
it to a second season. Spike TV's "The Kill Point" and A&E's "Those
Who Kill" were canceled after their initial runs.

"Outsiders" premiered in January to strong ratings relative to
original series averages on newcomer cable outlet WGN America,
improving the channel's average prime-time ratings. In ratings that
take into account DVR and on-demand viewing through seven days
after a show's premiere broadcast, "Outsiders" averages 2.8 million
total viewers weekly. The show stars David Morse ("Concussion") and
Ryan Hurst ("Sons of Anarchy").

Series creator Peter Mattei and executive producer Peter Tolan
released a statement on the renewal, saying, "It's a dream to bring
this combustible mashup of fairy tale, hillbilly gothic, epic
drama, current headlines and good old mayhem to life. …